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Continuance of Laws (No. 3) Act 1536

The Continuance of Laws (No. 3) Act 1536 (28 Hen. 8. c. 9) was an act of the Parliament of England that continued various older enactments.

Background

In the United Kingdom, acts of Parliament remain in force until expressly repealed. Many acts of parliament, however, contained time-limited sunset clauses, requiring legislation to revive enactments that had expired or to continue enactments that would otherwise expire.

Provisions

Continued enactments

Section 1 of the act continued the Attaints Act 1531 (23 Hen. 8. c. 3), the Gaols Act 1531 (23 Hen. 8. c. 2), the Pewterers Act 1533 (25 Hen. 8. c. 9) and the Flax and Hemp Act 1532 (24 Hen. 8. c. 4) until the end of the next parliament.

Subsequent developments

The Select Committee on Temporary Laws, Expired or Expiring, appointed in 1796, inspected and considered all temporary laws, observing irregularities in the construction of expiring laws continuance acts, making recommendations and emphasising the importance of the Committee for Expired and Expiring Laws.

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125).

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